Stanley Joseph Ott

Stanley Joseph Ott, S.T.D., (June 29, 1927 – November 28, 1992) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of Baton Rouge in Louisiana from 1983 until his death in 1992. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans in Louisiana from 1976 to 1983.

Biography

Early life and education Stanley Ott was born on June 29, 1927, in Gretna, Louisiana, the youngest of three children of Manuel Peter Оtt and his wife, Lucille Berthelot. He was related to Mel Ott, a famous professional baseball player for the New York Giants.

Stanley Ott received his early education at the parochial school of St. Joseph's Parish in Gretna, where he also served as an altar boy. He then attended St. Aloysius High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. He earned a doctorate in theology from the Gregorian in 1954. Following his return to Louisiana, the archdiocese assigned Ott as a curate at St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Parish in New Orleans, where he remained for three years. He served as an assistant chaplain at the Catholic Student Center of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, then part of the archdiocese, from 1957 to 1961. In addition to these duties, he also served as dean of the Central Deanery and a member of the diocesan college of consultors.

Death In March 1991, Ott was diagnosed with inoperable liver cancer. It spread to his spine by October of that year. He eventually lost the use of his legs, and underwent radiation treatment. Stanley Ott died in Baton Rouge in September 1992 at age 65.